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Netfinity Manager Managing your IBM Netfinity server with Netfinity Manager 96 Netfinity Manager documentation 96 Netfinity Manager system requirements 96 Netfinity Manager for OS/2 system requirements . 96 Netfinity Manager for Windows 95 and Windows 98 system requirements 97 Netfinity Manager for Windows NT system requirements 97 Starting the Netfinity Manager installation program 98 Netfinity Manager database support 105 DB2 database support 105 Lotus Notes database support 109 ODBC database support 111 Starting Netfinity Manager 115 Netfinity Manager Service Manager 116 Netfinity Manager service descriptions 117 Delaying Netfinity Manager startup on OS/2 systems 122 Getting more information about Netfinity Manager 122 Installation options 123 Automated installation 123 Customized installation 125 Netfinity Manager is a group of distributed applications designed to enhance the hardware systems-management capabilities of a network. Netfinity Manager has a flexible, modular design that allows for a variety of system-specific installations. Each of these installation configurations provides a set of Netfinity Manager services that enables you to perform, locally, a variety of powerful hardware systems-management and monitoring functions.These services can be installed using the Client Services for Netfinity Manager installation program included with this package. For information on how to install only the Client Services for Netfinity Manager, see the Client Services for Netfinity Manager User 's Guide Netfinity Manager provides powerful hardware systems-management capabilities, including access to all systems on the network that are running Netfinity Manager or Client Services for Netfinity Manager. In addition to all standard Client Services for Netfinity Manager functions, Netfinity Manager also features bidirectional file and directory transfers, remote screen captures, and remote command-line sessions. Netfinity Manager also enables you to export data collected by System Information Tool, System Profile, Software Inventory, and System Monitor to a DB2, Lotus Notes, or SQL or DB2 via an open database connectivity (ODBC) database (ODBC export is available on Windows NT systems only). Finally, Netfinity Manager enables some services to be started at scheduled times and dates for simplified, automated systems management. Netfinity Manager also provides two powerful features that enable you to access the Netfinity Manager system and all Netfinity Manager systems in the managing system network from a system that is not attached to the managing system network: • Serial Connection Control Use the Serial Connection Control service to use a Netfinity Manager system modem to establish a connection with any Netfinity Manager system that has a modem. Once this connection is established, the Netfinity Manager has full access to Netfinity Manager services, just as though the remote system were part of the managing system network. • Netfinity Manager for Web Netfinity Manager for Web enables access and remote control of the Netfinity Manager system over the Internet, using any system that has an Internet connection and a World Wide Web (WWW) browser. With the Netfinity Manager for Web, the Netfinity Manager systems can be accessed and managed from anywhere in the world. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2000 95

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© Copyright IBM Corp.
1999, 2000
95
Netfinity Manager
Managing your IBM Netfinity server with Netfinity
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Netfinity Manager documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Netfinity Manager system requirements . . . . . . . . 96
Netfinity Manager for OS/2 system requirements .
96
Netfinity Manager for Windows 95 and Windows
98 system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Netfinity Manager for Windows NT system
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Starting the Netfinity Manager installation program
98
Netfinity Manager database support . . . . . . . . . . 105
DB2 database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Lotus Notes database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
ODBC database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Starting Netfinity Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Netfinity Manager Service Manager . . . . . . . . . . .116
Netfinity Manager service descriptions . . . . . . . .117
Delaying Netfinity Manager startup on OS/2
systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Getting more information about Netfinity Manager
122
Installation options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automated installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Customized installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Netfinity Manager is a group of distributed applications designed to enhance the
hardware systems-management capabilities of a network. Netfinity Manager has a
flexible, modular design that allows for a variety of system-specific installations. Each
of these installation configurations provides a set of Netfinity Manager services that
enables you to perform, locally, a variety of powerful hardware systems-management
and monitoring functions.These services can be installed using the Client Services for
Netfinity Manager installation program included with this package. For information
on how to install only the Client Services for Netfinity Manager, see the
Client Services
for Netfinity Manager User
’
s Guide
Netfinity Manager provides powerful hardware systems-management capabilities,
including access to all systems on the network that are running Netfinity Manager or
Client Services for Netfinity Manager. In addition to all standard Client Services for
Netfinity Manager functions, Netfinity Manager also features bidirectional file and
directory transfers, remote screen captures, and remote command-line sessions.
Netfinity Manager also enables you to export data collected by System Information
Tool, System Profile, Software Inventory, and System Monitor to a DB2, Lotus Notes,
or SQL or DB2 via an open database connectivity (ODBC) database (ODBC export is
available on Windows NT systems only). Finally, Netfinity Manager enables some
services to be started at scheduled times and dates for simplified, automated systems
management.
Netfinity Manager also provides two powerful features that enable you to access the
Netfinity Manager system and all Netfinity Manager systems in the managing system
network from a system that is not attached to the managing system network:
•
Serial Connection Control
Use the Serial Connection Control service to use a Netfinity Manager system
modem to establish a connection with any Netfinity Manager system that has a
modem. Once this connection is established, the Netfinity Manager has full access
to Netfinity Manager services, just as though the remote system were part of the
managing system network.
•
Netfinity Manager for Web
Netfinity Manager for Web enables access and remote control of the Netfinity
Manager system over the Internet, using any system that has an Internet
connection and a World Wide Web (WWW) browser. With the Netfinity Manager
for Web, the Netfinity Manager systems can be accessed and managed from
anywhere in the world.